Speaking to Channel News Asia, Mr Ye explained "When I saw the photo, I was taken by surprised and I got goosebumps all over my body ... that was my pose for taking photos. I also took a photo, it was the same posture, just from a different angle."

He said "It seems that Qingdao is certainly one of the most special cities (for us). When the children are older, we will go to Qingdao again and the family will take a photo again."

If you'll excuse us, we're going to dig out our teenage photos, just to make sure Ryan isn't lurking in the background.